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LITERATURE. THE MA SCA REN HA S. 3 Vols. Smith : London, 1836. The p er i o d to which this tale refers, is that stirring one of the decline of the Portuguese alAtlvority jtm India, «hen the Mogul power was in its meridian, and that of the Mahratta just rising above the hoii6on. The incidents of the story are worked out ‘N'ith un eontmon skill, and arc throughout rLpktt± with deep inte rest ; and the plot is conducted =And unravelled with a degree of inoenuity and uncxrceicdness, worthy a l most of Fielding. Not a few of the characters, that of Suva, for instance, and Sevaoi the founder of the modern :31ahratta dynasty--a striking compound of high funded patriotism, sagacity, and resolution, yet who Was at the same time a despot capal)l2 of the triP':,L .wanton acts of barbarity and perfidiousness—a:,:e pour .trayed with a masculine vioour which we courd scarcdy , ha ve anticipated from a lady—for it is * o the pen of a fo'nale, we understand, that we ;:tre indebted for this t tnpressive fiction. Still less could we have expected that one of the fair sex could have drawn such a cha racter as that of Gomez, the pirate chief, which for its duing energy, even. Scott himself has scarcely ,?or. passed in his broad, well-known sketch of Dirk Hat teraick, the Dutch smuggler. If there he any defect in the tale, it is that in the closing scenes, where the Rajah Sevagi, who has leagued himself with the pirate Gomez, sits in judgment on the prisoners of war who ;Ire brought before his tribunal, there is rather too pro fuse and melodramatic a display of horrors. The learning and various research exhibited throughout the story are of no ordinary character ; and the cursory allusions and descriptions are everywhere as remarkable for their scrupulous fidelity, as the style is for its easy avid equable flow. As a favourable sample of the fair authoress's manner, we quote her minute description of that fine oriental city, Delhi, during the reign of Aurungzebe, the period of its greatest glory : " ti Tl - Je glare o f mid-day had giv en way to t h e me ll owed Tnts which float before the sun-sinking of a tropical climate. he hum of many voices announced that the merchants and ;artisans of Delhi, who had retired from meridian fervor into the depths of their coolest recesses, now thronged to resume their respective places beneath the arcades which bordered the streets, and the occupations discontinued during the s corching, zephyrless reign of an oriental noon. But it was riot the sedately industrious alone who swarmed Zln the awakened city :—jugglers, morris-dancers, mountebanks, splayed all th e per f ect i on of trickery, all the adroitness of l egerdem a i n , and won, even from the solemn, opium-tranced Moslem, an unwilling smile. Numerous Ambassadors had b een deputed by foreign potentates to hail the accession, or rather usurpation of Aurungzebe, and with their trains came ktwatry a curious st ragg l er , gr i m d evotee, and venturous traf ker these, mingling with the motley groups who passed Along the streets, or paraded the divans, formed a shifting, assemblage of colours and costumes. Usbecs, Ara bians, Abyssinians, the Bonze of Siam, the merchant of Bou tin, the Portuguese Jesuit, and the Dutch sailor, chequered With the Brahmin, the Moollnb, the Fakir and the Banian, presented, by their fantastic or picturesque attire, an ever ani kated pantomimic scene, whose grotesque performers the East alone could group. " Delhi w as now t h e focus of novelty, the emporium of Wealth and marAcence : specimens of the people and the prod uce o f ev- er y nation seemed collected in its resplendent Ba zars; th e resident merchants and mechanics, incited by vanity bumthe hope o f a s p ee d y an d a d vantageous sale for goods which ire*.aained unpu rc h ase d d ur i ng the civil wars between Au l%sebe a n d hi s b rot h ers, now laid aside the caution which ~"dprompted th em , i n l ess prop i t i ous times, to conceal from the greedy rapacity of governors their choicest gems and mer thandize. Another and more influential cause for this display m ight, perhaps, have been found in a firman of Aurungzebe, o rdering that all traders and manufacturers in his imperial city of Jehanabad should, on this day, under penalty of the Korrah, set fortlrtheir secret hoards ; this crafty prince, with his usual policy, softening such arbitrary rescript by the annexment, that neither Omrah nor Mansebdar should compel the upright dealer to abate a peyssa of the price affixed to his wares. longer fearing the great man's forcible or fraudful ap propriation of his treasures, the lapidary displayed his rarest gems, quaintly arranged upon his broad flat casket, whose silver wet-work enhanced the brilliants' sparkle, and preserved them from the dexterous pilferer, while in more misty light, within a thicker web, to hide its flaws, was placed the fractured or the speckled diamond. The goldsmith, vain of his imitative Craft, pointed out the accuracy of his emblematic ornaments ; his coronets, resembling Persian chain-work, his coin-like pen. dants, stamped with a Koran phrase for preservation of the Moslem maiden ; and for the high -caste Hindoo he displayed the golden carcanet, bearing in full relief the advents of her ./nythologic deity, the nine avatars of heav e n-b orn Kh r i sna ; f or more plebeian purchase lay exposed less costly trinkets, bracelets and anklets, finer, nose and ear-rings. Beneath the next arcade the mercer hung his silks, whose rainbow dyes I llt oembered even tie freaks of w oman ' s f ancy, wh il e in the. st4er substance of the stiff brocade were deftly woven castles ti nts ' elephants gods, monkey s , an d pago d as. Yet were all e and all devices thrown into elipse b y th brilliant ?"lotzes of Mas u lip a t am , whose roses wanted only fragran ce C heat the wondering eye into belief of their reality. Fur on were seen the wool of P ers i a an d Thib et , wrought byhmer . skill, tan into the ample shawl and sash : the carpet, t*hose downy fabric made it more esteemed than all the gor e'llta floor-cloths of Ghulan • linens and muslins so exqui f„.t.elY woven, that to behold them, Egypt's famed artificers, t ;ir spite, had burned their looms. Other coved roofs gave out . n e Perfume of their wares, musk, sandal, frankincense, myrrh 'NI attar ; innumerable kar-khanehs, displayed turbans and gir. tt file s of golden ti ssue , cur i ous embroidery, velvets, calicuts, and ;:tiat costly stuff too d e li ca t e f or more than one day ' s service. aaars were lined with sp l en did trappings; housings of silk, l ' is ters of velvet, bridles and stirrups studded with gems. bi tll liethin g r i c h or pecul i ar, stamped genuine from its birth ; rle ,c e , was s e t f ort h i n every nook ; in a word, or rather in gle n tial m etap h or, those winged griffons, which are said to jd the treasure-crypts of the Ghooles and Afnits, seemed 111len riches of their subterranes on the capital of Hindostan." 4tISON'S THSTORY OF EUROPE. Vol. V. . Blackwood : Edinburgh, 1836. lq This volume commences with the peace of Amiens the v e er latti lBOl, and g oes d own to t h e memorable of Jena—in which the independence of Prussia ilt4 annihilated—in 1806. Like the preceding vo -Attl.P4, it is characterised by candour and impartiality, 'd does justice to the va l our an d discipline of tho se "ineibl e. French legions who, durin g the rem ar k a bl e Z i c'ds of whi c h t h e hi stor i an here treats, swept 4 u rope f rom one extrem i ty to the other. The most tnittated portion of the volume, is the account of the ;: ttl e of Austerlitz, which is given more in detail, and or a more glowi ng , c hi va l rous sp i r i t, than any narrative decisive conflict we ever remember to have seen. e'er little more condensati on o f sty l e and matter, how- A v , Would improv e the merit of Mr. Alison's history. cannot refuse ourselves the temptation of quoting the eloquent an d generous sketch of the character of trench and English sailors, during the revolution ,f,Y wars The world h as never seen such a body I , e s eatir en as th ose o f E ng l an d t h roug h out the pro kiB4 th e revolutionary war, dauntless to their enc. y et Yet submissive to their chiefs—brave in clVtipti, , e9O l in danger—impetuous in assault ) yet patient , u e rp, - uee—capable of the utmost efforts of patriotic qev ot: ti tivli rn, yet attentive to the most ininuts points of fseio dis eiplinc—submissive to ceders equally when th e 8 -t he muzzl es o f au enemy ' s b roadside, or braving to a t t ,r):is of th e nort h ern ocean—capable of endur fr,zke the v ert i ca l rays of the torrid zone, or the e -' th e in s everity o f an arct i c winter—cherishing amidst St e ,, f re gulariti es o f naval life, the warm:' of domestic %re,e..°ll; a n d nursing amidst the so lit u d e o f the the ennobling sentiments of religious duty. i4ft:ltitneh virtues, not a transient, but an enduring fabric IN No e d• It is by such fortitude that a lasting im all 44 ' 1 on huma n affairs is p ro d uce d. B ut am id st n avy; admiration for the character of the British eslev7stined to rival in the annals of the world, the Dsy k) a. t 3 . of the Roman legions, we must not omit to 1 414 111 .4 1 5 t tribute to the memery of their gallant and t g ow llu ate, but not on that account less estimable an thi'ts• In the long and arduous struggle which the three' c enturies the French navy maintained with » r ea "4h, they were called to the exercise of quali p, tts the e Ps still more wort h y o f a d m i rat i on. T heir ' s vis tor courage which can resolutely advance, not to t ° e » b ut to defeat ; the heroism which knows how _ (1111,1 sou .I(er Hot onl danger but oblouy $l%l, d b , which can Lrave y q ly m a i nta i n a s i n ki ng cause , unc h eere d raf but Yof public sympathy, which, under a sense '44 can retur n to a combat in which disaster only a ht • jel liated ; and sacrifice not only life, but re- putatieu i the cause of a cothitty which bestowed on sucoetts alone the sishileg general favour." A SA Uvr4,at i in BEL GTlEri,in die I,F qf I 83% Br li,idq o .1 ( 1 , 0 , *.ft westiey, 1836. This iNA a very sprightly, ag'reiabin vo !time ; interspersed wil4 r,lquant anecdotes, and full of that sort krtOwledge which a traveller is most in want oh, who happens not to be burdened with more money than is necessary for his supportb We have. books of travels in all parts et the WOM, but they are all deficient in the itifortuation which those about to retrace their imaktO! are most interested in knowing— the rest ) tniculating only the nerct_tary expenses. It will be said that the vintstion of expense depends, in a great dekr.rel!,llpon the habits of the traveller. True. 131_4 be it observed that the habits of almost every individual are the habits of the class to which he be longs ; so that each traveller would supply a road book for all moving in his own sphere, who might wish to avail themselves of his experience. Mr. St. George set out for Belgium, early in the summtr of 1835, on an excursion, of which he tells us the motives were f‘ pleasure and instruction." He tra velled from Calais the whole way on foot, habited in the garb of a Flemish peasant, and carrying on hi s back the small bundle which contained the few neces saries absolutely indispensable to a pedestrian traveller. In the course of his excursion he visited Fumes, Dix muden, Ypres, Paperinghe, Belle, Armentieres, Co mines, Werwick, Menin, Courtray, Tournay, Bousse laere, Thorous, Bruges, Ghistel, Oudemburg, Damme, Ardembourg, Middleburg, Eecloo, Waarsehschat, Ghent, Deynse, Peteghem, Oudenarde, Alost, Den dermonde, Loo Christi, Savineck, Lokeren, Beveren, Antwerp, Boom, Mechlin, Vilvorde, Brussels, Water loo, Namur, Liege, Oirey, Saint Tron, Tirlemont, and Louvain. We before observed that he traversed the whole of this journey on foot, lodging at the au berges on the way, and mixing familiarly with the pea santry, of whose goodness of heart, natural polite ness, honesty, industry, and simplicity, he speaks in terms of warm admiration. His historical sum maries of the condition of those towns which figure in the annals of the 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, as, for instance, Ghent, Bruges, Sc., are by no means the least interesting parts of this very entertaining and instructive volume. The plates —of which there are a great number—are very hand somely executed. The Chateau of Loo Christi is one of the finest specimens of lithographic engraving we have seen for a long time. The Tomb of Charles the Bold of Burgundy, at Bruges ; and the Town halls of Ghent, Louvain, and Oudenarde are likewise very creditable to the talents of the artist, Mr. Butler We approve of the frank, straight-forward, manly, manner in which Mr. St. George appears as a tourist before the public. He retails no scandals calculated to wound private feelings ; nor does he deal in those base conventional insinuations which serve to feed the prejudices of the ignorant, and keep alive the jealousies of nations. Taking his report as our guide—and we regard it as the most correct yet published —we know of no place to which we would sooner make a summer excursion than Belgium, provided that our object was limited to the wish for becoming acquainted with the habits of the most industrious, peaceable, and honest population on the Continent. The volume is inscribed ,o Leopold, King of the Belgians, whom, Mr. St. George assures us, reigns in the hearts of his people. MILTON ON THE CHURCH QUESTION. Tait, Edinlnirgh: 1836. In this cheap and commodious octavo volume, we have some of the most eloquent and impassioned of Milton's prose writings, which have mc.t with far less attention from the public than they deserve, simply because they have been eclipsed by the superior gran deur of his great epic poem. Yet they contain pas sages, and numerous ones too, net unworthy, in ele vation of sentiment and simple dignity of expression, to vie even with " Paradise Lost." These occur most frequently in the stately and well-sustained " Apology for Smeetymnuus"—the most delightful of Milton's prose works, and that wherein he gives the fullest account of his own private habits, studies, re creations, &c., which Mr. Tait accordingly has incor porated into the present volume, and for which he deserves the gratitude of the studious portion of the community. THREE ERAS OF WOMAN'S LIFE. 3 Vols. Bentley, London ! 1836. The commencement of this tale is the worst part about it. Think of a novelist at this time of clay set ting out in the following maudlin Children-of-the-Ab bey style !—" It was a glorious day in Autumn. The sky, of unsullied blue, glowed like a sapphire. The universal air was filled with stillness. Not a breeze whispered. Not a bird flapped its wing." When we perused these. opening lines, we felt strongly tempted to throw down the book, taking for granted that we should meet with a sentimental Lord Mortitner in the first chapter, and a love-sick Amanda in the second —to say nothing of a' romantic cottage, overgrown with honey-suckles, a picturesque shepherd, and crook, and a bower looking uncommonly beautiful beneath the chaste moon-light—but we resolved to persevere, and have bee❑ well rewarded for such assiduity ; for the work improves as it proceeds, and the interest is kept up unimpaired to the close. The female characters are such as none but a lady of a graceful and refined turn of mind could have pourtraycd, and will take a strong hold of the reader's fancy. But the chief me rit of the work is its dialogue, which is throughout feelingly and naturally written. A literary and scientific society, to which is attached a very fine museum, has recently been established at Brighton, principally by the personal and persevering exertions of Mr. Horace Smith and Mr. Ricardo. The Earl of Egremont has consented to be nominated the patron, and the Earl of Chi chester Vice President. A large and convenient mansion has been hired for three years by the Committee of Management, and subscriptions and donations have been already received fully adequate to ffive this very useful institution a fair star:. Mr. Richardson, jun., a gentleman of some literary attain meot, has been appointed librarian. ELOPEMENT,--_A good deal of gossip has been oc casioned in Leeds and the neighbourhood, during the past v - cek, in consequence of the elopement of Miss Smithson Bar stow, niece of the late Rev. J. Smithson, incumbent of Headingly, and an heiress possessing 40,0001., with Henry Skelton, E3q., son of Thos. Skelton, Esq., of Water-lodge. The parties were united at Gretna-green on Wednesday week. The bride is in her 18th year.—Leeds Mercury. TIIE GREAT SOLAR ECLlPSE.—Yesterday this sublime phenomenon, the anticipation of which has excited so much attention, was viewed under the most favourable auspices. At an early hour the people were on the qui vice, leaving the metropolis in the steamers and coaches for Gravesend, Wool-. with, Greenwich, Hampstead, Norwood, and other places, where the eclipse could be viewed with better effect than through the murky atmospher e of London. Greenwich was crowded and immense numbers thronged the Park, where the Greenwich pensidners gathered considerable sums by allowing the visitants to use their glasses. Th e ec li pse commenced l at eight minutes forty-eight seconds before two o'clock in the afternoon, and the course of the moon over the sun's disc was clearly traced. At the time of the greatest obscuration the eclipse could he viewed by the naked eye without pain. The gloom at that time towards the south -cast was very striking, but the darkness was not so great as many persons had been led to expect. As the dark circle continued moving over the face of the sun, gradually leaving it, the light increased, and the fowls which might be se en a b out three o ' clock betaking their houses, m arv elli ng at the asto nishingly early coming on of the grey twilight, resume d t h e i r cheerfulness gtand soon a f ter half-past four o'clock passed over th e great luminary. tho moon and a c d h i r finallyp in Altogether the weather was as favourable and the air as clear for viewing the eclipse as was ever remembered on any former occasion. It is said, and we hope truly, that Goverinneat are about to confer on General Evans the rank of Major. G enera l in the P en i nsu l a. Th e count *, will be gratified to find that some mark of distinction and of gratitude for his s:rviees has been promptly bestowed on him. ITE SUN, LONDON ; MONDAY, MAY 16, 1836 HER MAJEST%'S STATE BALL. , The Qtiion gave a state bill Jaines's,,Palace Fridd.; evening, at which the Reyal,Fari l ltly, Mini;terii; and the principal nOilitv ni44.1111 Her s4tC state rooms were opened for the occasion, the ball-room and the throne-room were prepared for dancing, and had orchestras raised on columns in each for the quadrille bands. Chairs Of State of crimson velvet and gold, for the King and Queen, were placed in the former room, on an elevated platform, commanding a view of the throne-room and drawing room. Seats for the Royal Family and the Foreign Ambas sadors were also placed on the platform, which extended the entire width of the room. A magnificent ormolu Chandelier with wax lights was suspended in the centre, and the brilliancy of the rootu FV:Ig greatly increased by the addition of a number of tasteful side lights from Perry's. The drawing-room, the throne room, and the royal closed (used as a card-room) were all brilliantly illuminated. The Yeoman Guard were on duty in the Guard chambers, and also lined the approaches to the ball room. The officers present were the Lieutenant, Sir Edwin Pearson, the Ensign, Capt;iin Houlton ; the Clerk of the Cheque, Mr. Ellerthorp ; and - the Exon in waiting, Sir Thomas H. Curteis. The company began to arrive at half-past nine o'clock, at the Ambassador's Court, and at the general entrance. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria, and his Serene Highness the Prince of Lciningen, attended by the Duchees of Northumberland, Lady Flora Hastings, Baroness Lehzen, Sir John Conroy. and Sir George Anson, arrived at ten o'clock in the Colour Court, where the King's Guard were on duty. On the grand stair case their Royal Highnesses were received by Colonel Wilson, Mr. Murray, Lieutenant-Colonel Jones, Hon. Captain Curzon, and Mr. Mellish, the Queen's Gentleman Usher, who pre ceded the Duchess and Princess to the State rooms. Their Majesties, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cumberland, the Landgravine of Hesse Horn berg, the Princess Augusta, the Prince of Orange, the Princes William and Alexander of the Netherlands, and Prince George of Cambridge, and his Serene Highness Prince Er nest of Hesse, entered the Throne room soon after ten o'clock, the Quadrille Band playing " God save the King." H av i ng passed through the suite of rooms, their Majesties took their scats in the chairs of state, the band in the ball-room playing " God save the King." Quadrilles were soon afterwards formed, and dancing com menced. The company were in full court dress, the members • of Orders of Knighthood wearing their respective insignia. Mr. Collinet's band, consisting of performers of the first talent, amongst whom were Messrs. Nadaud, Folbecque, Bar ret, Remy, and others from the King's Theatre, played dur ing the evening Musard's new quadrilles, Micheline, Les Deux Reines, L'Eclair ; the nevewaltzes, Les Souvenirs de la Savoye, and Der Trohninn mein Ziel, and the celebrated galop of Beniowsky, which were much admired. The new instrument which Mr. Collinet introduces in some of the qua drilles was exceedingly effective, and blended beautifully with Mr. Barrett's oboe. Mr. Barrett's playing excited great ad miration. Weippert's Band in the grand ball room consisted of thirty performers, and played in the course of the night the follow ing new music :—" The Nassau Waltz, composed expressly in honour of his Royal Highness the Prince of Orange, Prince George of Cumberland's new waltz, and the " Vase vier," " Les Nations," " Belisario," and " Elixir d'Amore" quadrilles. Refreshments were served to the company in the Portrai Gallery. At half-past twelve o'clock their Majesties, accompanied by the Duchess of Kent, the Princess Victoria, the Prince of Orange, the Duke of Cumberland, the Landgravine of Hesse Homberg, the Princess Augusta, the Princes William and Alexander of the Netherlands, Prince George of Cambridge, Prince Ernest of Hesse, the Russian Ambassador, the French Ambassador and Countess Sebastiani, the Duchess of Nor thumberland, the Countess Brownlow ( Lady in Waiting), Earl Howe. the Marquis of Conyngham, the Earl of Denbigh, and the Earl of Albermarle, went to the Queen's house, where the illustrious party supped. The doors of the banquet room were opened at the same time, and the company passed to supper, which was served on a range of tables extending round three sides of the room ; the middle of the tables were ornamented with a number of can delabra and epergnes richly embellished, In addition to the candelabra there were five ormolu chandeliers in this room. After supper their Majesties and party returned to the ball room. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria left a quarter before two o'clock. The King and Queen retired at three o'clock, and the ball concluded, the two bands playing " God save the King." The King gave audiences on Saturday to the Hanoverian Minister, Viscount Combermere, Viscount Duncannon, Earl of Albemarle, Earl of Errol, and Sir J. Campbell. The Prince of Orange, the Princess Augusta, and the Princess Sophia visited their Majesties on Saturday. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria, and their Royal Highnesses' Household, attended divine service yester day. The Dean of Chester officiated. The Princess Augusta attendeddivine service yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury entertained at dinner, on Saturday, at his Palace at Lambeth, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, the Prince of Hesse Phi lippsthal, the Lord Chancellor, Marquises of Lansdowne, Camden, and Chandos, Earls Haddington, Talbot, Ripon, Sheffield, and Rosslyn, Lords Hill, Estnor, and Stuart de Rothsay, Sirs Edward Knatchbull, R. Fitz wygram, Charles Wetherell, R. Inglis, E. Hayes, and William Fremantle ; Messrs. Perceval, Bonham, Clitheroe, Horace Twiss. Their Majesties left town shortly before four o'clock on Sa turday afternoon, for Windsor Castle. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, the Princess Augusta, the Landgravine of Hesse Romberg, and the Duchess of Gloucester patronised the Grand Fête Champetrc, in the Regent's Park, in aid of the Royal Dispensary for Diseases of the Ear. The Landgravine of Hesse Homberg and a select party dined with the Princess Augusta on Saturday. The Duchess of Kent, the Princess Victoria, and the Prince of Leiningen were present at the King's Theatre on Saturday evening, to witness the first representation of Otell this season. Lord Gleneig left town yesterday morning for Windsor Castle, to have an audience of the King. A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office on Sa turday afternoon. It was attended by all the Ministers except Viscount Melbourne. The Council sat two hours and a half. The Attorney-General and Lady Stratheden entertained at dinner on Saturday, in Spring•gardens, the Marquess and Marchioness of Breadalbane, Lord and Lady John Russell, Lord and Lady Langdale, the Lord Advocate of Scotland and Mrs. Murray, and the Bishop of Durham. Earl Grey sat to Mr. E. H. Baily, R. A., on Thursday, for a colossal statue of his Lordship, which is to be erected at Newcastle. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. .P.PtrtyG A7' „S. 17. .7.431E5' S • Up to Saturday night. the faVoiirtte Was ithprovit.g, as little as 6 to 4 having been taken about him ; up to this morning, however, 2 to 1 was offered against him, in consequence of a r umour that he was coughing ; Ebberston sprung point or two, but thequotations against the others did not vary much front those ;Thblished. The following is a statement. of the betting up to this morning - ! 2 to 1 agat Lord Jersey's BaiMiddleton 4 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston s Ebberston 7 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Mc. Wags 14 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Sepoy 17 to 1 agst. Colonel Peel's Slane 10 to 1 agst. Wilton's Gladiator 20 to 1 agst Mr, Chifnev's The Athenian 30 to I agst Lord Chesterfield's Alfred 30 to 1 apt Lard Egfentont's Emmelina colt No changes in the others: THE OAKS (FRIDAY NEU), 9 to 2 agst Mr. Dawson's Fair Jane 5 to 1 agst Mr. Armitage's Vesper . 8 to 1 agst Mr. Sco't's Cyprian. 9 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Toga 9 to 1 agst Mr. Walker's Emineh 12 to 1 agst Mr. Houldsworth's Destiny—taken BETTING. SATURDAY NIGHT. 7 to 4 agst Lord Jersey's Bay Middleton—taken 5 to 2 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Ebberston—offered 7 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Mr. Wags--offered 14 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Sepoy—offered 18 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Slane—offered 25 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Alfred—offered 3,000 to 20 agst Fooz,ol,Venison,The Drummer, and Recruit—l SUNDAY NIGHT. THE DERBY. 2 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Bay Middleton—taken 7 to 2 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Ebberston 8 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Mr. Wags 14 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Sepoy 15 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's Gladiator 20 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Slane 20 to 1 agst Mr Chirney's The Athenian 30 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Alfred 30 to 1 agst Lord Egremont's Emmelina colt THE OAKS. 5 to 1 agst Mr. Dawson's Fair Jane . 11 to 2 agst Mr. Armitage's Vesper 7 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's Cvprian—taken 9 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Toga —taken WINDSOR-SUNDAY. Their Majesties returned to the Castle about six o'clock yesterday afternoon from town, escorted by a party of the Royal Horse Guards. This morning the Guards walked into the Grand Qua drangle, and were inspected by the King. Lord Glenelg arrived to-day from town. The Rev. Mr. Gossett performed divine service this morning in the private chapel of the Castle. Earl Grey sat to Mr. E. H. Bailer, R.A., on Tuesday, for a colossal statue of his Lordship, which is to be erected at Newcastle. The Duchess d'Abrante,s has just undergone an operation for a tumour under the arm, which threatened to de prive her of the use of her right hand. The Duchess sup. ported the operation with great courage. The Earl and Countess of Mulgrave have taken a suite of apartments at the Clarendon Hotel during their stay in town. Colonel D'Aguilar, Adjutant-General in Ireland, accompanied the Noble Earl from Dublin. We understand that clever little actress, Miss Malcolm, takes a benefit this evening at the Olympic. Mrs. \Vaylett, Mrs. Orger, Mr. Barnett, Mr. T. Green, Mr. Mitchell, and Mr. Forrester, lend their assistance. From the bill of fare we expect a rich musical treat from that first of ballad singers, Mrs. \Vayictt. On Monday, while F. Adams, Esq., of Rathconnell, was in the act of eating some bread and milk, he took a fit of sneezing and instantly expired. An inquest was held on Wed nesday morning before Hugh Dixon, Esq., when the Jury re turned a verdict of " Died by the visitation of God."—lrish Paper. Between 11 and 12 o'clock on Friday night the printing-office of Mr. Knox, proprietor of the Clare Journal, Ennis, fell a prey to the flames. The fire was caused by the carelessness of an apprentice, who it is said, had fixed a candle against one of the walls, and thus the conflagration arose. Limerick Chronicle. The Leipsic Gazette has a letter from Constanti nople of the 13th of April, which says that alarming accounts had been received from Bosnia by the Seraskier, and that both the Vizier of Roumelia and the Vizier of Bosnia asked for re inforcements, in consequence of which orders were sent for 3,000 regular troops immediately to proceed from Adrianople to that province. Assistance from Prince Milosch was also expected. The number of Revising Barristers appointed to re vise the lists of voters for the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and \Vales, was in 1832, 165, who were occupied 3,662 days, at a cost of 30,4001. ss. 9d. ; in 1833, 169 bar risters, 2,632 days, cost 23,1821. I Is. 3d. ; 1834, 170 bar risters ; 2,585 days ; cost 22,5201. 10s. 10d. ; and in 1835, 174 barristers ; 3,138 days ; cost 32,000/. ss. 2d. CAUTION TO VORACIOUS EATERS.—WC lately described the case of a child who was choked by a bean having lodged in the throat, which could not be removed. A similar accident has recently occurred. A few nights ago, a tailor, in Paris, named Villars, went to sup with one or two friends at a house in the Rue Aubry le Boncher. They had scarcely taken their scats, when Villars was taken with sudden indisposition, and rose precipitately from the table, muttering some indistinct words ; he rushed towards the door, and fell upon the pavement to rise no more. In the first instance the party suspected poison, but a medical man having been called in, he examined the deceased, and found a lump of meat in his throat weighing, at least, three ounces, which, in his eager ness, the unhappy man had attempted to swallow without chewing.—French Paper. LATEST BETTING AT YORK. ST. LEGER. 10 to 1 agst Mr. Blakelock's Black Diamond— taken 18 to 4 agst Lord Lichfield's Elis—taken 14 to 1 agst Mr. Allanson's Vulture 15 to 1 agst Trapball 15 to 1 agst Mr. Orde's Bee's-wing 16 to 1 agst Wedge—taken 16 to 1 agst Locomotive EPSOM RACES. The entries closed on Saturday night as follows : The Craven Stakes of 10 sues. each ; three yrs old, Est. ; four, Bst. ; five, Bst. 21b. ; six, 9st. 21b. ; aged, 9st. 51b. Last mile and a quarter. Mr. Armitage's Peter Simple, 5 yrs Sir L. Glyn's ch. c. Recruit, 3 yrs Duke of Richmond's Elizondo, 4 yrs Lord Chesterfield's b. c. Weighton Lord Chesterfield's f. by Emelius, out of Rowton's dam, 3 yrs Mr. Thornhill's ch. c. Mendizabal, 3 yrs Mr. Osbaldeston's ch. c. Whitefoot, 5 yrs Sir G. Heathcote's ch. g. Valentissimo, 4 yrs Captain Williamson's ch. c. Ainderby, 4 yrs Lord Egremont's b. c. by Chateau Margaux, 3 yrs Mr. Forth's Knobstick, 4 yrs Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, with 10 added. Last mile. Lord Lichfield's ch. c. Arbaces, 3 yrs Mr. Gardnor's Ethilda, 4 yrs Mr. Shelly's b. f. Airy, 5 yrs Mr. Forth's b. f. by Albany, 3 yrs Tho Ewell Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 30 added. Last half mile. Colonel Peel's b. m. Rosalie, 5 yrs Mr. J. Day's b. c. Foozool, 3 yrs Mr. Day's b. c. Venison, 3 yrs Dlr. Thornhill's Ermine, b. e. by Emilius, 3 yrs Mr. Greatorex's ch. f. by the Colonel, 3 yrs Mr. E. Peel's ch. g. Whimsical, 5 yrs Lord Egremont's br. c. by Chateau Margaux, 3 yrs Mr. Forth's b. c. by Albany, 3 yrs Mr. Gardnor's b. c. Skirmisher, 3 yrs Mr. Kent's b. c. Swallow, 3 yrs The Ep som St a k es o f 5 sous . eac h, with 40 added. Heats, one mile. Mr. Pearce's ch. m. Brandy Ann, aged Mr. Day's b. c. Venison, 3 yrs Lord Chesterfield's f. by Emilius, out of Rowton's dam, 3 yrs Mr. Pettit's b. c. Arenas, 3 yrs Mr. Wickham's Pincher, 5 yrs Lord Exeter's Lady Anne, 3 yrs Mr. Shelly's Airy, 5 yrs The Headley Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added. Last half mile. Colonel Peel's Arsenic, 3 yrs Mr. Thornhill's b. c. Ermine, 3 yrs Mr. Rush's b. f. by Camel, 3 yrs Mr. E. Peel's br. e. Morison, by Columbus or Tramp Mr. Phillimore's b. f. Lady Anna, by Camel, dam by Juniper Mr. Forth's b. c. by Albany, 3 yrs Tho Croydon Stakes of 5 sovs. each, w'th 35 added. Ono mile. Mr. Cooper's ch. c. Edward, 4 yrs Mr. Scott's Skilful, 3 yrs Mr. Houldsworth's b. h. Caliph, 4 yrs Mr. E. Peel's Whimsical, 5 yrs Mr. Shelley's Airy, 5 yrs The .Ashtead Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 35 added. Craven Course. Mr. Carter's b. m. Myrrha, 6 yrs Mr. Day's Venison, 3 yrs Mr. Payne's Skirmisher, 5 yrs Mr. E. Peel's Whimsical, 5 yrs Mr. Pryce's b. c. Brother to Caldicnt, 3 yrs Mr. Forth's b. c. by Partisan, 3 yrs A Plate of 50 sovs. Heats, two miles. Mr. Rogers's br. f. Zerlina 4 yrs Duke of Richmond's Elizondo, 4 yrs Mr. Scott's b. s. Skilful, 3 yrs Colonel Peel's ch. c. Jacob Faithful, 3 yrs Mr. Armitage's Peter Simple, 5 yrs Mr. Pryce's ch. g. by Aaron, 3 yrs Mr. Gould's b. f. Mischief, 4 yrs Mr. Payne's Skimmer, 5 yrs Mr. Wickham's b. h. Pincher, 5 yrs Lord Exeter's Lady Anna, 3 yrs The other Stakes, &c., have also been published. The races will commence on Tuesday at two o'clock, on Wednesday at half pas'. one, on Thursday at half-past two, and on Friday at a quarter past two; and, in order to prevent accidents on the two latter days, the roads across the course at Tottenham Corner will be closed at the time fixed for starting. The Grand Stand will be opened at the same moderate prices for admission, and refreshment as usual. A great number of the privileged tickets have been sold, • nd everything indicates an unusually good meeting. LIVERPOOL CRAVEN MEETING, FRIDAY . A Filly Stakes of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft., with 30 added, for three year olds, Bst. 401 b. each. One mile. (6 Subs. Mr. Allanson's ch. f. Vulture walked over The Stand Cup, value 100 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for all ages. Two miles. (8 Subs.) Mr. It. W. Ramsey's blk. ch. Inheritor, 5 yrs...(Templeman) 1 Hon. E. M. L. Mostyn's ch. f. Usury, 4 yrq .. 2 A Plate, value 70 sovs. ; the second horse to receive 10 sovs. eut of the plate ; three-year old, fist. bib. ; four, Bst. 21b. ; five, Bst. 101 b. ; six and aged, 9st. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. A winner of 501. in the present year, before the day of entry, to carry 31b. extra ; if two, 51b. Heats, two miles. Mr. Bkrrow's b. m. Catharina, 6 yrs ..... Mr. Nanney's blk. h. Sir William, 5 yrs.. (Hopwood) 1 1 ° 2 THE GREAT ANNULAR ECLIPSE. fid 11-1 E EDITOR' oP THE SUN. Site;--=Perhaps the following account of yesterday's Eelipae may 116 ltiO'rt2Siing readers On Sunday, May 10, the ihertint wO' foggy, and the atmosphere during the forepart of tfie that hazy appearance indicative of a state of dryness. At lifione minutes past one the eclipse began, and by two the entrance of tile body u the mcon was apparent on the,south western side of the sun ; and after passing over the northern and western parts of the surface went off at the north-eastern, leaving, at the time of its greatest obscuration, a crescent on the southeast about equal to that of the moon when two days Al, The form of the moon appeared to be a circle of mach less diameter than it really possessts ; most pro bably from the dazzling effect of tlft adjacent portions of the sun's diee, the seine cause gives to the planets an ap parent diametergreatef than the true one. At a quarter to three the light was sensibly dimmed—the shadows took a moonlight tinge, and the aspect of the horizon was that of an hour bdore :Innset : the haze :Also disappeared, as if the dew had already begat; to fall ; in the evening it turned: In London, at the darkz,•:...t. time, the vantity of light was about equal to that of the noon in Mars, and at ; no place, even where the eclipse was central, was there less than ordinary sunlight of Jupiter. For about half an hour the heat was sensibly decreased, especially in the sun, when the direct rays had the scorching power which was great in the morning. The number of digits eclipsed was 104, nearly. At nine minutes past three the darkness was greatest, and after half-past no further difference was perceptible, except when looking towards the sun, which did not recover its roundness till half-past four, at which time the eclipse ceased, after having lasted about two hour; and three'quarters. It has been imagined that the tide would be affected by the exact coincidence of two at tractions ; but as the moon at every change passess.tvithin five degrees of the sun, the difference must lie inperceptible. Your readers may be gratified by learning the sun's health does not appear at all affected, and on making proper in quiries this morning I find he is quite as well as could he expected. Mayl6, 1836. ASTER. ' (ANOTHER ACCOUNT.) Yesterday the Park and streets of Greenwich were crowded by an immense concourse of spectators from the metropolis, in consequence of the report that had been cir culated by the agents of the Steam Packet Companies em ployed between the stations on the river, that the Observa tory would be thrown open to the public for the purpose of viewing the progress of the great Solar Eclipse through the astronomical apparatus of that institution. In this idea it is needless to say they were disappointed. The public were freely admitted to the Park, but only a fa voured few scientific individuals were permitted to pass within the gates of the Observatory, which were actually besieged by a band of applicants for admission, several of whom said they had letters to the authorities of that esta blishment. So anxious were many to obtain an entrance, that it was necessary to call in the aid of the police, to save the gates from being borne down by the rush of united hundreds. Except a few astronomical amateurs, who were particularly enthusiastic, the public were pretty well con soled by the preparations of the Greenwich pensioners, who had arranged round the Observatory and at the gates of the Park an imposing army of telescopes, diagrams, ma thematical pamphlets, and philosophical dissertations on the relation between the moon and tide, from the hire and sale of which the veterans reaped a plentiful harvest. At five minutes past one the obscuration of the sun, in the form of a segment of a circle, was visible. At about two o'clock the Moon had encroached to the extent of se veral digits on the diameter of the great luminary. At this period, when viewed through a telescope of about eighty degrees magnifying power, the apertures or black spots on the body of the sun seemed to be within a digit and a half of the nearest point of the circular edge of the moon. The planet then in a compound orbicular path, describing an ellipsis between south north to east, continued to intercept the rays of the sun until twenty minutes past three, when the eclipse reached its extent, having an annular segment of the sun from south to west, which was equal in depth to about one-fourth of the entire solar diameter. The dark ness, probably owing to the extraordinary clearness of the atmosphere, was not so great as had been anticipated, and consequently, to ordinary telescopes, the stars that had been marked out in the diagrams as visible were not to be seen. The moon had passed at about a quarter to four, and the sun re-illuming the horizon as if with in creased effulgence. The visitors were favoured with the best opportunity of examining the unrivalled prospect of shipping and country which the elevated parts of Greenwich afford. The interest of the observation of the phenomenon was even more than the picturesque beauty enhanced by the circumstance of its being high water during the gloom of the eclipse. Some persons, whose ideas seemed rather to have been formed from lingering superstition than astro nomical calculations, thought that the opposition of the sun and moon would have inundated the banks on both sides of the river, and they accordingly congregated on the heights until the moon had completed its transit. As the pro fessional calculations of the gentlemen engaged at the Ob servatory must be before the public in a few days, we shall not anticipate them by any observations on the probable effect of the state of the tide yesterday, or the theory of the moon's influence of the waters. MONUMENT TO BEETIIOVEN.—The 17th De cember last, the aniversary of Beethoven's birthday, was very judiciously fixed upon by the admirers of this great master of modern musical art, resident in Bonn, for promulgating an in vitation to all who participate in their well-founded admiration of him, to come forward and assist in the erection of a monu ment worthy of his genius. The address, after setting forth Beethoven's claims to be thus honoured, calls upon all his ad mirers to lend every assistance in their power to the good work ; and suggests, that the necessary funds may be pro cured, not only by direct pecuniary contributions, but by sub scription concerts and theatrical benefits, got up for the pur pose. When we remember the kindly proofs of attachment which were forwarded to this great composer during his life time, from some of the musicians of England, we feel certain that this call to do honour to his memory, will not pass by them unregarded.—Musical World. The rumours current within the last few days res pecting a Noble Lerd and a certain Lady of some distinction as a Herary character, will, we have strong reasons to believe, shortly receive a direct and indisputable refutation. At all even:s, we know . as much of the matter as to assure our read ers that they have very reasonable grounds for suspending their belief.—Morning Advertiser. We are very glad to observe that Lord John Russell, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, has rejected the application of Sir William Curtis, Colonel Wood, and other Middlesex Magistrates, for the payment of a salary to Mr. Sergeant Adams, whom the Bench of Magistrates have recently elected to be their Chairman. It would certainly have been an act of obvious pusillanimity in the Government to have made any allowance to the Chairman of the Magistrates, un less ti:e latter had left his selection and appointment to Lord John Russel! ; most of all, considering that it is generally un derstood that Mr. Sergeant Adams is to be the next Tory can didate for Marylebone. _ _ Coal has advancet: gs, Lind 4s. per ton within a few months, and a further advance is anticipated.—Bath Herald. The influenza prevails throughout the metropolis, and few persons have escaped from Ds attack, more or less, but it has abated considerably since the 111.:: weather, and is likely soon to disappear altogether. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT LANGLEY AND Loss or Lisa.—On Friday morning, at eight o'clock, an express arrived in Windsor fer the fire engines, to subdue a fire which had broken out at Langley Lodge, the country resi dence of Thomas Seton Foreman, Esq. It was also rumoured that Mrs. Foreman had perished in the flames. The parish engine, as well as that belonging to Messrs. Ramsbottorn and Co.'s brewery, proceeded with all possible speed to the scene of destruction. On arriving there it n - as found to be impos sible to save the interior of the mansinti g anti it proved to be but too true that the unfortunate lady had perished in the flames. It appeared that about half past five (1 / I:l4nk in the morning the cook awoke and found her room full or ! 11 9 1 ; ,0 she instantly got up, and having spread an alarm a gr, number of the neighbours and country people arrived, and de. voted their exertions in saving the valuable furniture, &c., nearly all of which, but some of it, of cousre, considerably damaged, was got safely out and placed on the lawn. The utmost exertions were used to discover the remains of the un fortunate lady, and shortly before ten o'clock they succeeded in digging them out of the ruins, on the ground floor, just under her bed-room. They presented a shocking sight, being so burnt that it was next to impossible to judge of their having, formed part of the human frame. An inquest was this morn ing ( Saturday), at nine o'clock, held upon the remains of the deceased lady, Mrs. Catherine Elizabeth Foreman, before J. Charsly, Esq., coroner for Bucks, when the facts as we have related them, having been proved by the cook and Anderson the head gardener, an 4 the jury being fully satisfied that the fire in iginated by accident in the deceased's lied-room, returned a verdict of " Accidental lleath."--- Windsor Express. C Vinous THEATRICAL MEMORANDA.—The following is from a scarce little book entitl e d " A n A po l ogy for the Life of Mr. Thsophilus Cibber, Commedian (the son o f c o ney Cibber). Written by Himself, 1741."—" There is no greater persecution in the government of a playhouse than the persecution of bad authors. To give a refusal to these sparks is difficult, and practised differently. Mr. Wiiks would should show the utmost complaisance on these occasions, and, b y paying the author compliments on his piece, he soothed the poet's anger, who, though he went not away satisfied, did not go away enraged. Mr. Colley Cibber was more short. He returned a piece with—' It is not fit for the stage, Sir ; it i s net theatrical.' Mr. Rich is more laconic still, for he only says or writes—' It will not do.' Mr. Fleetwood took a dif fere,A way with them all ; he, being a gentleman by birth, piqu,d himself on treating authors as gentlemen. He would excuse his not having had time to peruse their pieces, treat them with deference, and desire them to call again. This I consider a wrong method. As for myself on such occasions, I followed my father's track. If I read a niece and liked it not, I always told the author so roundly." ROYSTON RACES, FRIDAr. These races were very numerously attended. an outline of the sport : _ _ The following is For the Wimpole Stakes Mr. Sowerby's Mozart walked over. The Gold Cup was won easily by Mr. Fester's Nike (Mr. Parr). Match.—Mr. Sharp's b. h. (owner) beat Mr. Powy's ch. h. by half a length. The Odsey Heath Stakes were won by Mr. Radcliffe's Lady Emily beating Mr. Ongley's Jane and Mr. Maule's Bampton, jun. The Town Plate was won in two heats by Mr. Jackson's Victoria. Worctstershire Foxhounds._ Mr. Candler has taken very con venient premises at Newland for the kennel. There is also suffi cient stabling for all the horses, so that the whole establishment can be kept together. It is understood that Mr. Shirley, of Eatington, and five or six other Warwickshire gentlemen, have undertaken to hunt that country, and that the kennel will be at Stratford- on -A von . The cricket match between the Marylebone and University Clubs, announced to have come off Tuesday last, is postponed until to-morrow. The Dukes of Orleans and Netnours ate expected in the month of June at Vicuna, after their visit to Berlin, and apartments are prepared for them in the Imperial Palace. The friends of peace rejoice in this intercourse between the two Courts as the indication of a desirable peace, and the in creased probability of a sensible diminution of the public bur ders. The reduction of the army now in progress will effect a saving of 12 or 15,000,000 of florins per annum.—Gern►an Paper. A nest of white mice was taken by Mr. Hall, of Patrington, on Wednesda; last, whilst taking down a wheat stack —seven in number, nearly full grown. One day last week, as Mr. Colley, innkeeper, of .Thirsk was eating a boiled egg, he fould a full-grown horse bean in the centre of the yolk. A fine Durham Bull, eight months old, has been sent from Sir C. Morgan's, Bart., stock at Tredegar, to be presented to his Majesty, at Windsor, by Colonel Evans. The unnatural cold of the season has proved fatal to the geese in the fens about Spalding. One farmer has lost 500 goslings.—Stanybrcl Mercury. The Robinhood Bowmen had a strong muster on Wednesd ay l ast, t h e i r open i ng day, at the Old Archery Grounds, Bayswater ; the Captainship was won by Mr. Betty, the once celebrated actor, the Lieutcnantship by Mr. Fortescue. CHINESE CIIRONOLOGY.—The Chinese have a fabulous chronology similar to that of the Hindoos, and almost equally extravagant. It includes dynasties of monarchs ; the iduring narrow Tienhoang and the Tihoang, eac h o f w hom held th e sceptre dur 18,000 y ears; b u t a ft er t hi s th e i r lives d w i n dl e d to so a span, th a t the re i gns o f n i ne monarchs are com prehendedelapsed f rom P an- K ow, the f i rst man, to Con f uc i us, is variously in 45,600 y ears . Th e t en kis, or a ges , w hi c h estimated from 276,000 years to 96,961,740. These eras may certainly vie with those assigned in the Vedas and Puranas. There is, however, this important distinction, that which the successive Ilindoo yugs, or ages, extending to millions of years, from the sacred chronology of that people the Chinese treat their own fabulous records not only with contempt, as puerile and ridiculous, but with horror, as profane. They were the work of the Taotse, a monkish and superstitious sect, who sprang up in defiance of Government, by whom even they were generally persecuted, —Edinburgh Cabinet Library. NAVAL INT ELLiGENCr. (From the Hampskire Teltgrark) PORTSMOUTH, MAY 14.—The Trinculo, Cormlandei- H: Puget, - arrived this morning limn Leone,. And 200 (yOng' a of gold dust, and 309 clepha its's ti...sks, w.‘ighing 4 tons 8 cwt. 1 qr. of ivory. S',le letr Prig cc's ' on the 13th February (havircl, been relict-NI by his Mair' o 7's sleet) 1 1 3 1 7;.dc5, which teasel sailed on a cruise it day she saiki, I4attd of Af.eensien Sth March, and Sierra: Leone 28th Maecii, When she left Sierra Leone,- 19 Spanish vessels were lying waiting adjudication, that had been detained by the squadron un.;er the new treaty, no Act of Parliament havingti then urn -eri far carrying it into effect. The Trinculo had beea in commission since the 14th April, 1332, during which tim^ she has been actually under canvas 914 days, and ;In by :Ig, 82,903 miles. She has never lost a man by Acciden:, and only three deaths have occurred on board, and those irr the early part of her time, all from fever, but t),-o of which were men from merchantmen, who having been left on shore, caught the fever, and died soon after coming oa board. Tip principal part of her service has been on the- East and West Coast of Africa, and perhaps her crew have seen as much, in boats and otherwise, as any vessel in com mission. The squadron arc disposed of as follow Thailit, Leveret, and Pelican, at the Cape ; Rolla, in the Gambia ; Curlew. Forester, Griffon and Buzzard, at Sierra Leone ; Britoma4, and Fair Rosamornl in the Bights ; and the Water Witch, at. Prince's Island ; this vessel had displayed her superiority in sailing in a most extraordinary degree in .chasmg a slave vessel in company with the Thalia ; and had captured another which had near)" ready, at Whv-411, a cargo of 303 slaves, but' as chased cc the coast by the Britomart. The Trinculo is ordered to mouth to be paid off. PROMOTIONS AND APROINTMENTS.—LieIIteRMIt J. Maitland (late Flag Lieutenant to Sir P. Campbell) and' Lieutennt C. H. M. Buckle, Flag Lieutenant to Admiral Sir William Hargood, to the rank'of Commander ; Mr. Ciipn, Mate or the Brittannia, and Mr. William Reed, Mate, to the rank of Lieutenant ; Mr P. Campbell, Mute, to be Lieutenant of the Buzzard ; Assistant-Surgeon Deus to be Surgeon of the island of Ascension, but he is come home passenger in the Trit,eulo ; Lieutenant David Keys (1798) to the outpension of Greenwich ; Lieutenant R. Tryan to be Flag Lieutenant to Sir P. Campbell ; Lieu tenant Thomas S. Hill to the, ; Lieutenant Man ta,ru Thomas and Mr. Brown, Clerk, to the Trineulo ; Mr. s Borland, Clerk, to the Pylade ; Mr. J. Palmer, Mate, and Mr. 'l'. C. Bruce, College Vol:mteer, to the Bellerophon ; Mr. G. E. Walford, College 'Mate, to the Vanguard ; Mr. R. R. Western, College Mate, to the Pem broke ; Mr. F. E. Johnston, Mate, from the Excellent to the Vanguard; Mr. Eales, Purser. R.N., to be Cierk of the. Buffalo ; Messrs. Blackmore, Woodcombc, Bligh, and Roberts, Mates, to the Minden. The Melville (with the Sing of Vice-Admlral, Sir I'. Hall:et) arrived at Madeira pn the Bth ult. from this port, after a most boisterous pas;v..ge. On the 27th and 28th March, she encountered a trenondous gale in which she lost her quarter boat, the topsail yard was washed out of her Chains, and six of her main eicck ports were stove in. The Melville was to proceed froni Madeira. to Bermuda on the 10th ult. The Raleigh, 18, left Madras for Trincomalee on the 4th January ; on the 11th the Andromache left the same place for the Mauritius. The Sulphur, surveying vessel, left Rio Janeiro on the 23d February for St. Catherine, and her tender the Starling, arrived there from Portsmouth on the 21st February ; the Cleopatra, 28, left March 2, for St. Catherine. The Vanguard is now so deep that she is obliged to pump out some of her water to enable her to go out of harbour ; she has been brought down to 22ft. Sin. forward, and 22ft. 11 in. aft, and her sea-going trim is to be 23 feet 3in, for ward, and 24ft. aft. She yet to take on board all her guns and powder, and the larger portions of her provisions, with their crew and the bagga , , , -,e. The guns, powder, and gun-carriages alone will weigh about 300 tons. She has landed twenty-eight of her upper tier tanks, which should contain about 50 tons of water. (From the Devonport Telegraph.) • The Glasgow steam-vessel, which arrived at Falmouth on Wednesday, from the Mediterranean, left Cadiz the 13th of April, Gibraltar the 20th, Lisbon the sth inst., and • Oporto the 6th. Left at Lisbon, the Espoir, Nautilus, and Scorpion. A few days before the Glasgow loft Oporto there had been an insurrectionary movement in favour of Don Miguel at Amarante, which bad been suppressed by troops sent from Oporto. The Glasgow kings on freight 5 '‘ 9 l,‘ °, l °. I •. l spiller, assistant to the master shipwright in this yard, is gone to Liverpool to survey the ships employed as lazerrettos. Al•L,,a • The Star packei, Lieut. Smith, proceeded for Falmouth on Wednesday, havinj been refitted and converted into a brig at this port. Thet3,tokesby transport sailed on Sunday for Portsmouth, with the a.epot of the 58th Regiment. The Camel lighter arrived on Sunday with Mr. Walker, and riggers from Sheerness. His Majesty's ship Cornwallis, 74, Capt. R. W. G. Petting, was towed into harbour by the Brunswick steamer on Monday, and yesterday was brought aLongside the jetty, preparatory to her being taken into dock Pn Monday, to undergo inspection, having taken the ground in going out of harbour. An order has been received - at. this Dock-yard, for the rope•makers to work six days, instead of five. The depots of the 66th and 98th Regiments are under orders to leave this garrison, the former for Cork, the lat ter for Portsmouth, to await the arrival of the service companies from the Cape of Good Hope. The depot of the 43d Regiment is ordered here from Cork. and that of the 99th from Portsmouth. The detachments from the depots of the ;32,d and 66th Regiments, tinder ordOrs for foriegn service, were inspected this week by Major-General Sir Willoughby Cotton, pre paratory to their embarkation for Canada, which will take place in a few days, on board the Moira transport. The East Indiaman London, Captain Nimble, was off Falmouth on Wednesday, fors months and four days from Calcutta. She landed passenger, - -the Rev. Ralph Etison, Mr. Thacker, Lieutenant-Colonel ' Stirling, and Lieutenant Chilcot. The Gossamer tender sailed from 110. ismnuth on Satur day for Jersey, and the Pantaloon, ill, on Monday, for Portendick, coast of Africa, with presents foi• the Moorish Chiefs there, after delivering of which, she wilt return to Spithead. • The threr line-of-battle ships at PortsFnouth are short of their complen.ent as follow :—Vanguard, 55 seamen and working petty Officers ; BAlerophon, 133 ; and Pen3L-oke, 10C). At Spit.head on Thursday,—Stokesby. In Portsmouth Harbour,—Britonnia, Vangvard, Bellerophon, Pembroke, Excellent, Royal George, ButlYo,-Moira, Portsmouth yacht, nd Fanny tei!dcr. His Alejestv . 3 steamer Salamander, arrived at Ports mouth, from this prt, on Wednesday, and proceeded tl n i:ext day for WoolwiLh. with the remainder of the Lasears that brought home the !minim, who are to he put on board a vessel in the river for cm'veyance back to India. Thu Sylvia tender arrived at. Portsmouth on Wednesday, with volunteers ihr his i‘lajety's service, and sailed again on Thursd;:y for Sheerness. The St(;:esby transport arrived at the same place on Thursday, with the depot of the 38th regiment from this port, and will reti(- Remaining in Ilan-maze—Royal .A_Alciaidc, Minden, Corn wallis, and Diligence naval transport. In the Sound—Talavera. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Leeds Mercury of Saturday.) I.cEps.—The marhets at both our cloth hails have been slacker during the past week thbn they hive been or late. This nay; more partierl lrly the case on Tuesday ; treods, however, remain steady in price, and from the long-conti nued brisk demand which has been in operation since tile commencement of the year, the stocks of goods on hand 5..-ongst the manufacturers are much lower than Las been the eaz , ..• at this season. • Business continues much t h e ,;yale state as for tome time past in the ware- !louses. IT.t7DPErs':inr.LP, MAY 'O.—Tl:cre continues to be a brisk demand for fancy woollens, particularly for pbet.'-ed kerseylncres, in new 'patter . . ns . I n pther descriptions of :voollens dime is not so much activity. BE A DroRD, MAY 12.—The demand for' sk-quarter pieces continues quite as brisk as for some weeks past. Al! other descriptions of manufactured goods remain witLot . it any quotable variation from our rece nt reports. There Is no perceptible difference in the yarn market since last week ; and our remarks then are very PPPlieoble to tin state of trade here to-day. We beg to rcfcr nnr.friencis !c) the report of last week's wool m arket. All we m say is, that things are not worse in this market. Yor.x, lil.—To -day has been our first Wool Market for the seaFon ; but little wool has been shown t consequenre of the late severe cold weather, which bus so nmeh retarded the sheep shearin g . We had few of the principal hovers from the manufacturing dist ricts in attend, ince ; there have been but few Sales r i r l do, and at price% dul the vrewerg, who in con. l from what was anticipated by f:cquence hold over. For all hog wool 19d. to 19 V g half hog and ewe 17d. to 17id.; all 1- ewe oL, per lb. Til E. BA r. LoT.---The Yarmouth Petition for the ballot, and the extensimi ol'tlio franchise to all persons entitled to vote at Municipal Elections, is most respectably signed, having the names of many of the Magistrates, most the Town Council, and several of the prin'eipal merchants, ship-owners, and tradesmen attached to it. No one has been allowed to Eiign it - who is under 'q vents of age, and each person has added his residence, trade, or profession, to his signature. 4